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Navy's largest concrete floating drydock launched at Seattle
Dock 400 ft long has 96-ft beam, total height of 53 ft 4 in. and weighs about 13,000 tons; dewatering of dock is accomplished with 24 motor driven suction pumps; air entraining agent was added to concrete to increase impermeability and durability; 20% by weight of cement was replaced with fly ash; project involved 2000 cu yd of precast and poured in place construction.
Navy's largest concrete floating drydock launched at Seattle
Dock 400 ft long has 96-ft beam, total height of 53 ft 4 in. and weighs about 13,000 tons; dewatering of dock is accomplished with 24 motor driven suction pumps; air entraining agent was added to concrete to increase impermeability and durability; 20% by weight of cement was replaced with fly ash; project involved 2000 cu yd of precast and poured in place construction.
Navy's largest concrete floating drydock launched at Seattle
Pacific Bldr Engr
Thomas, M.A. (author)
1954
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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